CONFLATE

/kɒnˈfleɪt/

Scrabble

WWF

C(3) O(1) N(1) F(4) L(1) A(1) T(1) E(1)

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Definition

/kɒnˈfleɪt/

noun

(biblical criticism) A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.

verb

To bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.
To mix together different elements.
(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
““Bacon was Lord Chancellor of England and the first European to experiment with gunpowder.” — “No, you are conflating Francis Bacon and Roger Bacon.””

adjective